Kono Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 13/11/2020 at 20:21, Baloney Balderdash said: All preamps are active. No such thing as a passive preamp. A preamp without on board power , I.e. 9-18v battery supply, is literally a passive pickup, passive means it passes on the signal to an external source to be amplified. It's the same concept with powered and passive speakers. I think your understanding the context incorrectly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kono said: A preamp without on board power , I.e. 9-18v battery supply, is literally a passive pickup, passive means it passes on the signal to an external source to be amplified. It's the same concept with powered and passive speakers. I think your understanding the context incorrectly A pickup is not an amp! It doesn't amplify anything it just transforms the mechanical energy from the vibrations of the strings to electrical energy. In fact some of that mechanical energy from the vibrating strings is lost in the transformation. Edited May 20 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, Kono said: A preamp without on board power , I.e. 9-18v battery supply, is literally a passive pickup It literally isn't, but congrats for coming in and reviving a 4 year old thread with your enlightenment 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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